Centre for Postgraduate Studies

Viva Você Examination: An educational programme to support registered nurses during clinical supervision of student nurses in medical and surgical wards in a training health facility

Friday, 27. February 2015 - 10:00

UNAM Library Video Conference Room

Organised by: Department of General Nursing Science, School of Postgraduate Studies

The School of Postgraduate Studies is pleased to announce the holding of the public M.Sc. Viva Voce Examination of Mrs. Hanna Neshuku, Department of General Nursing Science.

Thesis: An educational programme to support registered nurses during clinical supervision of student nurses in medical and surgical wards in a training health facility, in the Oshana Region, Namibia.

The study was carried out under the supervision of Dr .M. van der Vyver, and Dr. L. Haoses-Gorases of the University of Namibia.

The purpose of the study was to develop, implement and evaluate an educational programme to support registered nurses during clinical supervision of student nurses. The study was a qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual in nature and was conducted in 4 (four) phases. Phase 1 a situational analysis was carried out to explore and describe the lived experiences of registered nurses and student nurses regarding the clinical supervision of student nurses in medical and surgical wards. Data were collected through in-depth individual interviews. Data were analysed based on the Tesch's method of qualitative data analysis, the findings of which have revealed managerial and educational challenges encountered by both registered nurses and student nurses hence the need for registered nurses support to facilitate effective clinical supervision of student nurses. Data revealed managerial, educational challenges as well as non-conducive environment experiences by registered nurses and student nurses during clinical supervision of student nurses. Phase 2 was about conceptualization and of the framework to guide the development of an educational programme to support registered nurses during the clinical supervision of student nurses. Phase 3 was about the development of an educational programme to support registered nurses during clinical supervision of student nurses. The development of the programme was guided by the findings of the situation analysis of this study as well as the survey list as suggested by Dickoff et al (1968). Phase 4 focuses on implementation and evaluation of an educational programme to support registered nurses during clinical supervision which was developed. A two days training workshop was facilitated at a training institution (UNAM Oshakati Campus ) to support registered nurses who are supervising nursing students in medical and surgical wards at Oshana region during their course of study. The programme implementation was recommended as useful and supportive by the participants while the programme outcome evaluation revealed that as a result of the programme intervention there was a marked positive change in clinical supervision of student nurses.

Program:

10h00 - 10h15: Welcome, introduction of VIVA VOCE Panel members and explanation of VIVA VOCE rules by the Chairperson of the Panel

10h15 - 11H15: Presentation of thesis by Mrs. Hanna Neshuku

11h15 - 12h00: Questions and answers on the thesis and the presentation

12h00 - 13h00: VIVA VOCE Panel members deliberate on the outcome of the examination, fill in a VIVA VOCE results form and the announcement of results